Definitions For Detinue

Noun

DETINUE (plural DETINUEs) A person or thing detained; a detainee. (legal) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained.

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Etymology

From late Middle English detenue, from {{der, en, fro, detenue}}, feminine singular past participle of detenir, , to detain. See detain.

Is Detinue a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
10

The word Detinue is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

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